The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) are a large group of viruses, with six of these viruses known to cause a range of illnesses from the common cold to the more serious Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The 2019 Novel Coronavirus was discovered in early January 2020 after an unusual cluster of…Read More

Honourable Speaker, Honourable Prime Minister, Honourable Leader of the Opposition, Ministers, Members of Parliament, My Fellow Fijians. Thank you for tuning in tonight, wherever and however you are joining us this evening. As you can see by the way we’re all spread throughout the chamber –– these are not normal times. We’ve made these changes…Read More

The Honourable Speaker of Parliament; Honourable Members; Ladies and Gentlemen. Bula Vinaka. Mister Speaker, I’m not here today to make a long speech. I’m not here to play politics. And –– unlike we’ve seen from some other Honourable Members –– I’m not here to grandstand for a few minutes of screen time. I’m here to get…Read More

Australian governments continue to work together to slow the spread of coronavirus to save lives. Every extra bit of time allows us to better prepare our health system and put measures in place to protect Australian lives. The Prime Minister, state and territory Premiers and Chief Ministers continued their meeting on 25 March as the…Read More

Fiji Airways will operate its final scheduled flight between Nadi-Narita tomorrow, Friday 27th March and the return Narita-Nadi on Saturday 28th March. This flight is to assist citizens and residents to return home to Japan, as well as bring Fijians based in Japan back to Fiji. The acceptance criteria is as follows: From Nadi – only Japanese…Read More